Means for securing house-car corner doors



Feb. 24, 1931.

A. WASBERG ET AL 31 MEANS FOR SECURING HOUSE CAR CORNER DOORS Filed Sept. 24, 1928 2 sheets-sheet 1 Feb. 24, 1931. WASBERG T A 1,793,531

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Patented Feb. 24, 1931 UNITED STATES PA TENT OFFICE AXEL WASLERG AND KENNETH J. TOBIIT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS TO CAMEL COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORIOBA'IION OF ILLINOIS MEANS FOR SECURING HOUSE-GAR CORLTER DOORS Application filed September 24, 1928. Serial No. 808,118.

This invention relates to means for securing house car corner doors.

' It is an ObJGGt of thls invention to provide means for securing together a rear door on a house car and a coacting side door on such house car and which such securing means also ties the top and bottom portions of the car together which acts as a substitute for the usual corner post, which of course is removed in a corner car construction.

It is a further object to provide such se-' curing means in which the locking mechanism of one door will lock the securing means of the other door against operation.

The invention comprises the novel structure and combination of parts hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out and defined in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate a preferred form of this invention and in which similar reference numerals refer to similar features in the different views:

Figure 1 is an end elevational view of a house car involvin this invention;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken upon the line IIII of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary elevational view of the side of the car.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary plan view of the bottom corner gusset construction and lower locking mechanism.

Figure 5 is an elevational view of the structure shown in Figure 4 looking in the direc- Referring now to the drawings, it will be observed thatthe illustration shows an end door 1 and a side door 2. The end door is hinged to the end wall of the car by means of hinges 3. The Width of the end door 1 may be varied as desired". It is, however, usually of such a width that it may be swung of the car.

to open position between a pair of coupled cars. The side door 2 is preferably mounted by means of rollers 4 upon a lower track 5 for rolling or sliding movements.

A swingable locking bar 6 in the form of an I-beam is pivoted adjacent the front edge of the end door 1. While the pivotal connection thereof may. assume any convenient form, it is illustrated in the present instance as consisting of a bracket 7 which ,is secured to the I-beam and which is pivoted to a casting 8 upon the rear door. The upper and lower ends of the swinging bar 6 are provided with castings 9 which are provided with tying lips or flanges 10 which are adapted for engaging under flanges or lips 11 upon keepers 12 and 13 secured respectively to the top and bottom of the car. It will be noted that these keepers have outer flaring walls 12a and 13a whereby the swingin movement of the bar will force the door tig tly into its closed position and as the lips on the bar 6 are engaged under the lips 11 on the keepers, the said swingable locking bar 6 will serve to tieor With reference to Figure 4 it will be observed thatthe keeper 12 is in the form of a casting that embraces the end and side sills. Likewise, the keeper 13 is in the form of a casting that embraces the end plate and side plate whereby the end plate and side plate above and the end sill and side sill below the door are efl'cctively secured together. Preferably, a gusset plate 14 is attached to the lower sills and to a permanent part of the bottom Theend plate and side plate may be reinforced by a gusset plate 15 and angle member 16. It will therefore be appreciated that the coaction of the locking bar 6 in connection with the upper and lower keepers will finally tie the upper and lower parts of the car together.

The locking bar 6 is provided with a casting 17 having a pair of spaced apertured lugs 18 and 19 through which a locking pin 20 is adapted to be projected. The casting 17 p is also provided with an outwardly turned flange 21 at its lower end. The flange 21 and the locking-pin 20 are suitably apertured for receiving a scaling ribbon or the like. The

which is adapted for engaging the lug 19 before the locking pin 20 is applied. It will be noted that this locking feature of the side door is positioned below the swinging axis of the locking bar 6, with the result that when the sliding door 2 is locked to the bar 6, it will be impossible to swing the bar 6. In other words, the locking mechanism of the door 2 serves to lock the locking mechanism of the door 1 against operation.

The inner side of the rear door 1 is rovided with a lodgement or groove for receiving the front edge of the sliding door. To this end, there is a post 23 adjacent the front end of the door 1 and an angular member 24 in the form of a Z-bar is secured upon the walls of the post as shown in Figure 2. The outer flange 25 extends along the outer sheathing of the end door and an angular member 26 having an outwardly flaring flange is secured to the flange 25 of the Z-bar whereby a form of groove or lodgement is formed for receiving the front edge of the sliding door. The front edge of the sliding door is preferably provided with a weather proofing angle or strip 27 in the form of a Z-bar having one flange extended over the front edge of the door, with the web lying along the side of the door and the other flange extending outwardly for cooperating with the angular member 26 for excluding the weather.

It will be obvious that the engagement of the front edge of the sliding door 2 in the lodgement of the rear door will prevent any outward movement of the front edge of such side door and in connection with the aforementioned locking mechanism the two doors will be firmly secured together in such a manner as to prevent the weather from entering the car.

lVe are aware that many changes'may be combined tie and locking bar pivoted to said sliding door has attached thereto a hasp 22' -door, a sliding door upon the side of the car and means for locking said sliding door to said locking bar to lock the said bar against movement. Y

4. In a house car, a swingable end door, wedging and tying keepers upon the top and bottom of the car, a swinga 1e locking and tying bar upon said door for engaging said keepers, a sliding side door upon said car, said doors having interfitting parts and means for locking said sliding door to said bar to lock the same against swinging movements.

5. In a house car, a rear hinged door, wedg- Y ing and tying keepers upon the top and bottom of the car, a swingable latching and tying barpivoted to said door for engaging under said keepers, a sliding door upon the side of the car, and a latch upon'said sliding door secured to said bar for simultaneously securing both doors.

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

- AXEL WASBERG.

J. TOBIN.

made, and numerous details of construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and we therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted hereon, otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

We claim as our invention:

1. In a house car, a pair of corner doors, one having a lodgement for receiving the front edge of the other door, a swingable locking bar on one door and a locking connection between said bar and other door for simultaneously locking said doors.

2. In a house car, a pair of corner doors, the front edge of one door abutting the inner side of the other door, means including a swingable bar for locking the last mentioned door, and means for locln'ng the first mentioned door to said swingable bar to maintain the same in locked position against swinging movements;

3. in a house car, a swingable rear door, a 

